Utensil hanger



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A. E. EATON UTENSIL HANGER Filed Feb. 28. 1923 INVENToR r E, Eagwm ATTORNEY jects of the invention are to i objects Patented Dec. 18, 1923,

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ALBERT E. EATON, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

UTENsIL HANGER.

YApplication filed February 28, 1923. 4Serial No. 621,820.

To all whom z'z may GOacer/n.:

le it known that I, ALBERT E. EATON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State or" Vilashington, have invented al new and useful Utensil Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in utensil hangers and the principal obprovide a utensil hanger adapted to be secured to a wall or other standing object and having a tongue and lower jaws formed in such cooperative relation that utensils or other may be inserted therebetween and suspended thereby with the least expense of time or effort.

Other objects are to provide a utensil hanger which is simple and durable in con struction, reliable and efficient in operation and which may be stamped, out, or otherwise formed from a piece of resilient sheet metal at a single operation and at very small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction, adaptation, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

These objects are accomplished by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 isa view in front elevation of a utensil hanger embodying the features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation showing the device secured to a wall and sho-wing a pan in dotted lines suspended thereby; an

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse vertical section taken on a broken line 8, 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring Vto the drawings throughout which like reference numerals designate like parts, the numeral 5 designates a portion of a wall, while the numeral 6 designates a portion of an ordinary pan, having the usual rim 7, shown in dotted lines.

rEhe numeral 8 designates the body portion of the device which is ordinarily secured fiat against the wall or other standing object 5 by nails or screws passed through the holes 9 shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The numeral 10 designates the tongue which is formed `by cutting away narrow vertical strips on both sides thereof, as at 11, and then bending same outwardly and downwardly to an then bent outwardly and upwardly to form an upper lip 13.

y,From the contour of the device as shown in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the process of forming the tongue 10 from the depending portion thereof will leave two corresponding jaws 14 which are curved outwardly and upwardly to form corresponding saddles 15, thence downwardly to form shoulders 16 and lower lips 17. While the method of formingl sa-id parts has been described separately, it will be understood that same is` performed in practice as a single operation by jigs and dies.

In the practical application of the device the upper portion of the pan 6 is inclined slightly toward the wall 5 when same is inserted between the lips 18 and 17 so that the rim 7 may be made to pass readily between the elbow 12 and saddles 15. While the pan may be readily pulled from the device by the hand it will be obvious that the elbow 12 bearing against the sides and rim of said pan will normally retain securely in the suspended position. Pans with vertical sides as. shown in Fig. 3 may be suspended equally as well, and pans which have no rims also are retained by friction caused by the moment of force between the elbow 12 and shoulders 16. It will be observed that said shoulders and 'elbow are in horizontal alignment.

The wide range between the lips 13 and 17 will enable the user to readily insert objects therebetween with the least expense of time or effort. The time taken to look for the hole by means of which utensils are ordinarily hung is saved, and in fact the Ause of the device obvia-tes the necessity of having holes in the utensils. While the device is particularly adapted for hanging utensils as hereinbefore described, it will be obviousthat objects: such as toilet. and household articles and many other articles in constant daily use may be conveniently suspended thereby.

Having thus described my invention, it being understood that such changes may be resorted to as are within the scope and spirit of the invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is Y A utensil hanger formed of a single piece of spring metal comprising a body elbow 12 where same is Same portion, a spring tongue formed by olfsetting a central vertical portion of said body leaving a slot therein, said tongue eX- tending downwardly' and bent upwardly to form an elbow and an upper lip, an independently acting jaw on either'side of said tongue and slot, `both of vsai-'d jaws y cveil foutwardly and` PWardlV to form ,saddles substantially concentric with the elbow of said tongue, and both of said jaws sented;

lMJBEBT E. EATON; 

